This week’s mystery movie has been the 1949 RKO picture “The Woman on Pier 13” (originally released as “I Married a Communist”) starring Laraine Day, Robert Ryan, John Agar, Thomas Gomez, Janis Carter, Richard Rober, William Talman, Paul E. Burns, Paul Guilfoyle, G. Pat Collins, Fred Graham, Harry Chesire and Jack Stoney. It was written by Charles Grayon and Robert Hardy Andrews from a story by George W. George and George F. Slavin. It was photographed by Nicholas Musuraca, with art direction by Albert S. D’Agostino and Walter E. Keller, music by Leigh Harline, set decoration by Darrell Silvera and James Altwies, gowns by Michael Woulfe and hairstyles by Larry Germain. It was directed by Robert Stevenson.

And my special reason for selecting the film is to pick up the thread from last week’s episode of “Perry Mason.” Here we have the future Hamilton Burger (William Talman) getting fresh with Laraine Day.

Thanks for the clue to alternate titles. It’s WOMAN ON PIER 13 or I MARRIED A COMMUNIST. Richard Rober Monday, Lester Matthews Tuesday, Harry Cheshire Wednesday, Fred Graham today? The front of the Montecito Apartments on Franklin appears as a San Francisco apartment building in the film.

The view from the window (Wednesday) makes me feel as if I had seen this film recently. Something about a playboy who inherits the family firm. But I have seen so many I can’t remember which one. I can only come up with B. Stanwyck in Martha Ivers …but that was a factory not a pier. Perhaps it was the same studio art department.